nhl on comcast sportsnet. comcast sportsnet nhl extra from rexall place.ring one right to the gut of deslauriers. folks y don't want to miss the casino nook night and -- casino night and auction for the new year. tickets on sale now for washingtoncaps.com. that should be fun. don't let ovechkin take all of your money. [ laughter ] >> craig: they play a lot of cards, a lot of time away from home. >> joe: knuble, high tick -- stick, and he scores! buzz bomb to the roof. >> craig: the fans are up, and they are psyched. what a comeback effort by the caps team in the third period. the bluebirds are out in edmonton and taken control of one period in the game, and now they may have the w if they continue to put pressure on pat quinn's bunch. morrison to knuble, give and go, and then the set play of the high slot. that's some sort of high shot from thomas fleischmann. mentioning his shooting percentage, may have been deflect on the way there, but what a slap shot. >> joe: knuble with the primary assist. nilsson is taken down. now they will have the penalty kill. f

this is a comcast sportsnet nfl extra. we welcome our viewers on the comcast bay area and washington faithful viewers. delauriers mishandled that one. to fehr. on the interchange to chris clark who was on the wrong side for him. the oilers with a chance to get it out. brule streaking in there. starting the counter attack. watching deslauriers setting it up for him. sliding out of his own zone. >> craig: he's been back just the last two games after missing the previous 13. good foot speed and bringing puck line relying on the speed. >> joe: roaring to center. n. the sylvokian defender. >> craig: should be wearing 77, not 7 # the way he states. >> joe: that was coffey like, although i'm not sure i have seen a guy better than the one who wore 77 here. >> craig: i would agree. paul coffey, haul of famer, and a guy who generated so many points with his skating ability. i always remember one thing about him, he wore a skate two sizes too small. that was amazing. >> joe: that would cramp your feet. >> craig: yeah, but he said it

it is the griz and the wizards on comcast sportsnet next. from the fed dex forum in memphis, tennessee, comcast sports brings you wizards basketball. they finish up the 2 day road trip as they meet the memphis grizzlies. hi folks, happy holidays, great to have you with us. steve buck house with phil sha near ras. phil, one of the teams they had a victory. gilbert arenas has had a good month. >> phil. yes. december is the month, where he had unforgettable days out west, a 54 game point in phoenix. he had 26 in a game a couple nights ago in minnesota. this month four games with 30 or more and that improved his season high. >> brendon hayward continues the positive play. >> we have been impressed with his play averaging over ten-and-a-half rebounds and that certainly is one of the rank that we will look at and third in the league in blocked shots. he ranked 9th in rebounding and he needs to bring it tonight against zack randolph 6th best in the league. you look at his numbers over his career. he is averaging about 1 points and probably about eig

they will tip off at 10:30 con comcast sportsnet -- con comcast sportsnet plus. to csnwashington.com and enter wizards for your chance to win. >>> when your team has been eliminated from the playoffs, focus on the positives. one bright skin for the redskins has been the play of the rookie brian. racked up four sacks, and he's the defensive player of the week. the coaching staff has been a bit distracted with the hiring of bruce allen, but the show goes on. here's chick hernandez with jerry gray. >> reporter: what a way to get ready for monday night football game, you've already, there's some changes high above. what do you make of that vinny leaving before the season was over yet? >> jim told us in a team meeting. we know what we have to do. that's playing for the giants. you know you can't get distracted with everything else that's going on, and forget about what you have to go against, the number four ranked offense in the league. if you do, you will really get embarrassed. we have to focus as a team, and look at this and hopefully it will bring you closer toge

it is not outer space, on comcast sportsnet. >>> dc had friday night fun can carolina. >> all of a sudden the jump start at the offense last night and a standing still to the roof , juicy rebound. a lot of guys double their pleasure. the caps have 23 multigoal games, so 9 better than anyone else in the national hockey league. >>> tonight's game features an individual match up. when you consider we will see two of the most prolivic defense men. >> yes. mike green, and tomas kaberle, tremendous players. racking up points on a nightly base. >>> you hit right on top of the hit. these two are on top of the charts. >> and green and kaberle with 22 and 7. and the nhl leader, mike green. >>> he was a central figure last night. >> wow was he ever flying around last night. gets crushed. he was laying out guys all night long. that bad give away, that was his one negative of this game. giving that one away leaves him short-handed, but it pays off in overtime. watch this nice little snapshot t. green machine wept four over -- went four overtime. >>> the big club will send interview interview to the --

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this is the nhl on comcast sportsnet. >>> coach boudreau putting alex ovechkin back out there and getting results. >> greg: he seems to be doing well, the set up guy, and backstrom has been the finisher. a couple of goals and all over the score sheet here in toronto. >> joe: and alex ovechkin and nicklas backstrom with 2 points each. the washington capitals have the one point advantage now. and multiple goals for them. yes. >> greg: the last eight outings, 24 times now, they have had multigoal games from players. that would be expected whether the caps are the number one scoring team in the nhl. >> joe: off side against washington. the front runners against washington have 20 wins, 6 losses. knuble, back in line. returned to the line up after a pinky finger injury and suffering from surgery. and he and white sprinkle it out there for the team. and a save on backstrom. green a hook into kulemin. maneuver around the defenseman. this has been a dominating performance by this line tonight. backstrom. and over to ovechkin again. he goes by. gets it out. ovechkin didn't get very far. and over t

the wizards will return to comcast sportsnet when they will be in memphis taking on the grizzles. final here tonight, the timberwolves 101-89. happy holidays, remember any christmas to one and all. we'll see you monday night in memphis. have a ja brawl. >> this month a net impact, the best of 2009. h man on the ice. alex the great ovenchin. and why fame and fortune has not changed him. >>> and paying tribute to a man that taught everybody about the game. >> and then a dream comes true for one high school baseball player, a story that will warm your heart holiday season. >> hello and welcome to this special edition of net impact. i'm art fa nel. this is the best of 2009 report where we look back at some of the stories that touched most and kept us talking. like the first report that we called a father's tribute when we went under the lights on the biggest stage in major league baseball where yankee catcher jose molina could not help but reflect on the death of his father. this year was particularly emotional for all of the brothers. we begin the coverage of a truly remarkable story

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we're nearing the five-minute mark on comcast sportsnet. we're thrilled to be in hd tonight. and backstrom. the unsuspecting ovechkin had that one go off of his boot. flipped back to center. alzner rams it in. and the capitals tag up and there is no off sides and montador waits. >> craig: and just to get back to your thought about nashville and the job that he is doing, you see a lot of similarities between these two teams. and buffalo and nashville. they get a lot of their success about the team first defense. there's a lot of structure, and there's a lot of discipline for both of those teams. >> joe: and semin fires and it is blocked, and a hard-working gaustad getting back as well. >> craig: a good crisscross there by the caps' trio of backstrom, semin and alex ovechkin causing problems for [ car starting ] >> allen iverson! >> i'm so far different from the guys. i'm very brief. >> you look at allen. you say, hey, there's a free- spirit guy. >> iverson. >> allen's life is a dream come true. . >> where i go, i hear about it the next day, like anywhere! >> a think a big part

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